He wanted to increase the wealth of Persia, he wanted glory, and revenge.
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It all began when the Greeks helped the Ionions revolt, which resulted in the destruction of the Persian city of Sardis. Darius the Great swore revenge, ordered his satrap to attack Greece, but failed. Darius took the task upon himself, but soon died. His son, Xerxes the Great, continued his father's plan.
It is important to note that Xerxes did NOT want to conquer Greece. After the Persian victory at the Battle of Thermopylae, Athens was abandoned and "conquered" by the Persians, but Xerxes decided to burn it to the ground in revenge for what the Greeks did to Sardis (although soon after, Xerxes regretted what he had done and rebuilt the city), and thereafter soon left Greece.
Xerxes
It was blocking his advance to Southern Greece.
Xerxes son of Darius
Xerxes was so important because he launched a invasion of Greece, with 180,000 troops and thousands of warship and supply vessels.
His ambition was limitless and it was the greatest challenge around. He said it was reparation for the Persian invasion of Greece a hundred and fifty years earlier.
they where mad at Greece
Darius the 1st and his son Xerxes the 1st .
Darius I in 490 BC, and his son Xerxes in 480 BC.
Xerxes was a son of the ruler Darius the First. He tried to conquer Greece again. In 480 BC, the Persian Army set out for Greece. They were also joined by the Persian Navy. I think they lost the war.
Xerxes
yes the Romans defeated the last of the major greek city-states in 146 BC.
Athens
Yes, in fact he was the first ever to conquer all of Greece.
Xerxes
Xerxes crossed the Hellespont to invade Greece and expand the Persian Empire.
Xerxes was a king in Ancient Greece. He was born around 520 B.C., in the Southern Province of Persis.
Persian king Xerxes invaded mainland Greece in 480-479 BCE.